This week's movie picks are 'The Monument's Men' and 'Escape Plan'

It’s Wednesday, so today I give you my weekly list of movies that will open in theatres this week as well as a list of movies that will be released this week on DVD.

I hope this will serve as a useful guide as to what’s going on this week if you happen to be near a movie theatre or if you’re looking for something to drop into your NetFlix queue or pick up at the local Redbox.

Movies that are scheduled to hit theatres this week include:

- Cavemen (Comedy, Romance): Directed by Herschel Faber and starring Skylar Astin, Camilla Belle, Alexis Knapp, Chad Michael Murray and Jason Patric.

- A Field in England (Drama, Suspense): Directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Michael Smiley, Reece Shearsmith, Julian Barratt, Richard Glover and Peter Ferdinando.

- The Last of the Unjust (Documentary, PG-13): Directed by Claude Lanzmann and starring Benjamin Murmelstein and Lanzmann.

- The Lego Movie (Adventure, Comedy, Family, PG): Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller and starring the voices of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, Will Ferrell and Alison Brie.

- The Monuments Men (Comedy, Drama, Suspense): Directed by George Clooney and starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett and Jean Dujardin.

- Nurse (Horror): Directed by Doug Aarniokoski and starring Paz de la Huerta, Katrina Bowden, Corbin Bleu, Judd Nelson and Boris Kodjoe.

- One Chance (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by David Frankel and starring James Corden, Julie Walters, Mackenzie Crook, Colm Meaney and Jemima Rooper.

- The Outsider (Action, Crime): Directed by Brian A. Miller and starring Jason Patric, Craig Fairbass, James Caan, Shannon Elizabeth and Johnny Messner.

- The Pretty One (Comedy, Drama, R): Directed by Jenee LaMarque and starring Zoe Kazan, Jake Johnson, Ron Livingston, Jeremy Howard and Danny Pudi.

- Vampire Academy (Drama, Fantasy, PG-13): Directed by Mark Waters and starring Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Danila Kozlovsky, Gabriel Byrne and Sarah Hyland.

New DVD releases this week include:

- About Time (Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, R): Directed by Richard Curtis and starring Rachel McAdams, Domhnall Gleeson, Bill Nighy, Tom Hollander and Margot Robbie.

- Baggage Claim (Comedy, Romance, PG-13): Directed by David E. Talbert and starring Paula Patton, Derek Luke, Taye Diggs, Adam Brody and Jill Scott.

- A Case of You (Comedy, Romance, R): Directed by Kat Coiro and starring Justin Long, Evan Rachel Wood, Busy Philipps, Keir O’Donnell and Peter Dinklage.

- Cutie and the Boxer (Documentary, R): Directed by Zachary Heinzerling.

- Dallas Buyers Club (Drama, R): Directed by Jean-Marc Vallee and starring Matthew McConqughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Steve Zahn and Dallas Roberts.

- Escape Plan (Action, Suspense, R): Directed by Mikael Hafstrom and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jim Caviezel, Sam Neill and Vincent D’Onofrio.

- Free Birds (Comedy, Family, PG): Directed by Jimmy Hayward and starring the voices of Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, Amy Poehler, Danny Carey and Josh Lawson.

- The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete (Drama, R): Directed by George Tillman Jr. and starring Jordin Sparks, Jeffrey Wright, Anthony Mackie, Jennifer Hudson and Skylan Brooks.

- Mother of George (Drama, R): Directed by Andrew Dosunmu and starring Isaach De Bankole, Danai Gurira, Yaya Alafia, Anthony Okungbowa and Bukky Ajayi.

- Scorned (Horror, Suspense, R): Directed by Mark Jones and starring AnnaLynne McCord, Viva Bianca, Billy Zane, Sadie Katz and Doug Drucker.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “The Monuments Men,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Escape Plan.”

In the end, let me know if you get a chance to watch any of the new movies in theatres this week or if you’ve already seen any of the movies that have just been released on DVD. What did you think about them? Which would you recommend? Let us know in the comments section below.